Hymenocallis calathina

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Cultivation

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Read about Hymenocallis calathina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hymenocallis calathina, Nichols. (Ismene calathina, Herb. Pancratium calathinum, Ker). Fig. 1936. Basket- Flower. Bulb long-necked: lvs. 6-8, somewhat 2- ranked, star-shaped, 2 ft. or less long: scape 2-edged, 1 ½ to 2 ft. tall, bearing 2-5 fls. in a sessile umbel; tube green, 3-4 in. long, much enlarging above; segms. as long as the tube, ½in. wide, lanceolate; cup corolla- like and green-striped, usually larger than in the last, with rounded fringed lobes; filaments, free for 1/2 in.aincurved but not angled. Peru, Bolivia. B.M. 2685.— One of the paler kinds. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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